Gulf states to finalise nuclear plan studies in 18 months
Doha (AFP) Jan 29, 2008
The pro-Western Gulf Arab states expect to finalise studies on a proposed civil nuclear programme within 18 months and start cooperating with the UN nuclear watchdog from March, a Gulf official said on Tuesday. "I expect the required studies to be completed within 18 months," Ahmad Khatayba, who is in charge of nuclear applications in Qatar's higher environment council, told AFP. ... read more
New Polymer Could Improve Semiconductor Manufacturing, Packaging
Troy NY (SPX) Jan 29, 2008
Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Polyset Company have developed a new inexpensive, quick-drying polymer that could lead to dramatic cost savings and efficiency gains in semiconductor manufacturing and computer chip packaging. Along with allowing enhanced performance and cost savings for conventional photolithography processes, the new material, called polyset epoxy siloxane ... more
Opening Day For A Home Of The Future
Nottingham, UK (SPX) Jan 29, 2008
The first of six properties designed to show case state-of-the-art energy efficient housing will be officially opened on Wednesday January 30 2008 at The University of Nottingham. The house built by BASF, a major supplier of raw materials to the construction industry, is part of the Creative Energy Homes Project on University Park. The project was set up by the School of Built Environment to sti ... more
Climate change fears boost profit at India's Suzlon Energy
Bangalore, India (AFP) Jan 29, 2008
Indian wind power firm Suzlon Energy posted a 92 percent jump in third-quarter net profit Tuesday as it won more orders amid worldwide concern about climate change. The Pune, western India-based company, the world's fifth-largest wind energy firm, said net profit rose to 3.38 billion rupees (86 million dollars) in the three months ended December 31, from 1.76 billion rupees a year earlier. ... more
China ups coal shipments amid severe weather: report
Beijing (AFP) Jan 29, 2008
China has boosted the amount of coal transported by rail to its power stations to a record high as it battles a power crunch, state media reported Tuesday. Freezing weather across large parts of the country has sharply raised demand for coal, but also severely hit road and rail supplies. The number of train cars carrying coal to the nation's power plants has been raised to 36,000 a day, ... more
Bush wants climate deal that gives 'none a free ride'
Washington (AFP) Jan 28, 2008
US President George W. Bush called Monday for completing an international deal aimed at cutting global-warming greenhouse gases that involves "every major economy and gives none a free ride." In his annual State of the Union speech, Bush plugged a US initiative which stresses uses of nuclear power and technology to trap emissions from coal plants that critics fear will undermine UN-led effor ... more
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ENERGY TECH
Analysis: U.S.'s post-Bali role unclear
FROTH AND BUBBLE
EU threatens Italy with court action over rubbish crisis
ENERGY TECH
Bacteria might be used to make natural gas
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Japan minister eyes deeper cuts in greenhouse gas
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 29, 2008
Japan should look at cutting greenhouse emissions by even more than the 50 percent by 2050 sought by the last Group of Eight summit, the environment minister said Tuesday. Japan, home of the landmark Kyoto Protocol, is hoping to play a major role in the fight against global warming when it hosts the next summit of the Group of Eight major economies in July. The previous summit in Germany ... more
IAEA team assessing Philippines nuclear prospects: report
Manila (AFP) Jan 29, 2008
An eight-man team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has arrived in the Philippines to examine whether or not the mothballed Bataan Nuclear power station can be rehabilitated, it was reported Tuesday. According to the BusinessWorld newspaper the IAEA team has already started its inspection of the power station to "settle the question of whether to rehabilitate the plant, or t ... more
Keck Gives Caltech 24 Million Dollars For Space Institute
Pasadena CA (SPX) Jan 29, 2008
The California Institute of Technology has received an eight-year $24 million grant from the W. M. Keck Foundation to establish the W. M. Keck Institute for Space Studies, which will bring together scientists and engineers to develop new space-mission concepts and technology.
Caltech and Jet Propulsion Laboratory researchers as well as visitors, students, and postdoctoral researchers from ... more
Cluster Result Impacts Future Missions
Paris, France (ESA) Jan 29, 2008
Magnetic reconnection is a universal process able to drive explosive phenomena such as solar flares. At the heart of this process is a small zone called the electron diffusion region, where reconnection is thought to be triggered.
In a recent article, scientists report the first observational evidence for the overall size of this region and find that it is 300 times larger than previously ... more
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SUPERPOWERS
US-China developing better military ties: US admiral
RAY GUNS
Northrop Grumman Names Stewart VP Of Laser Systems
CLIMATE SCIENCE
When Accounting For The Global Nitrogen Budget Do Not Forget Fish
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China To Monitor Global Disasters Through Satellite
Beijing (XNA) Jan 29, 2008
China is considering using it's environmental resources satellites to monitor natural disasters in the country as well as other parts of the world, said the country's space authority. China will expand the use of its Cbers-2B satellite to gather more information on land, forests and farmland to help itself and more countries to deal with natural disasters, said China Daily quoting Li Guoping, sp ... more
IAEA team back at Japan's quake-hit nuclear plant
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 28, 2008
A team from the UN atomic watchdog on Monday kicked off a follow-up examination at the world's largest nuclear plant in Japan which has been halted since a massive earthquake last year.
It is the second inspection by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which first visited in August and said the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant posted no public health risk.
The team of 12 nuclear exper ... more
Drought Length Influences Survival Of Fish In Stream Pools
Fayetteville, AR (SPX) Jan 29, 2008
University of Arkansas researchers have found that not all pools of water are equal from year to year when it comes to housing fish species during dry spells - a finding that becomes increasingly important during unusual and prolonged drought conditions. Dan Magoulick, associate professor of biological sciences in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, and graduate student Matt P ... more
Gates donates 20 mln dollars to help rice farmers: institute
Manila (AFP) Jan 28, 2008
Bill Gates, the world's richest man, is to donate nearly 20 million dollars for research into helping rice farmers deal with global warming, the International Rice Research Institute said Monday.
The Philippines-based institute said it would use the donation from the Microsoft founder to harness scientific advances and address major unsolved problems in agriculture.
The Bill and Melinda ... more
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CLIMATE SCIENCE
Economists Help Climate Scientists To Improve Global Warming Forecasts
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
China launches emergency rescue for missing Russian ship
FARM NEWS
WWF calls for supermarkets to boycott bluefin tuna
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